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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Goleta, CA

Decisions
272
Approved
97.7%
Median certified wage
$110,000
Years
FY2016 to FY2026

Year by year

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2016 57 1 1
FY2017 20 2 2
FY2018 49 1 2
FY2019 24 0 2
FY2020 24 0 0
FY2021 19 1 0
FY2022 8 0 1
FY2023 21 0 0
FY2024 6 0 0
FY2025 11 1 3
FY2026 16 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 124
  • Shoe Stores 32
  • Software Publishers 12
  • Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 8
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 7
  • Other Telecommunications 7
  • Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities 7
  • Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing 6
  • Footwear Manufacturing 6
  • Computer Systems Design Services 5

Countries of citizenship

  • India 126
  • China 35
  • Canada 13
  • Philippines 7
  • Germany 5
  • Taiwan 4
  • Russia 4
  • Nepal 3
  • France 3
  • United Kingdom 3

Worker's education

  • Master's 144
  • Bachelor's 67
  • Doctorate 15
  • High School 8
  • None 4
  • Associate's 2
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 175
  • L-1 16
  • F-1 16
  • TN 9
  • NOT IN USA 3
  • E-3 3
  • B-2 2
  • E-2 1
  • J-2 1
  • H-4 1

The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.